ROME >> There is enough evidence against Aaron Welch, of Schenectady, to believe he killed his ex-girlfriend and her friend in the early morning hours of June 4, according to a Rome city court judge.

During the preliminary hearing Friday, the prosecution called on five witnesses to testify against Welch, 26.

Welch is being accused of stabbing Stephanie Morrison, 22, to death at her apartment on 319 Myrtle St., as well as the stabbing and death of Shawn Kessler, 31, of Camden.

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Kessler was killed when he attempted to help Morrison after she was attacked by Welch outside her home, according to police.

At the hearing a neighbor testified as well as two police officers, a friend of Morrison and Morrison's roommate.

Now Welch will be arraigned at Oneida County Court within the next 45 days. The case could then be presented to a grand jury. Welch is being charged with one count of first-degree murder and one count of second-degree murder.

During testimony a witness revealed that Welch had installed an app into Morrison's phone allowing him to view all of her text messages and contacts. Welch soon found out that Morrison had sex with another man.

Longtime friend of Morrison's, and a witness Mary Katherine Roe said on June 4, at 6:17 a.m. Welch sent her a text message stating, "She'll get hers." Welch sent another text to Roe at 6:30 a.m. with the message, "This is the end for me."

Minutes later both Morrison and Kessler had been stabbed to death, according to police.

Kessler's girlfriend, Elizabeth Dupont, 23, of Rome, was called to testify during the hearing. She lived at the apartment and was there during the time that the crimes were committed.

Before she took the witness stand Dupont took a moment to breathe, in order to calm herself down.

After a few questions, Oneida County District Attorney Todd Carville began to ask her more details regarding the death of her boyfriend and of Morrison, who was also her cousin.

When Dupont started speaking about how she attempted to stop her boyfriend and cousin from bleeding she struggled to get her words out.

Many people in the room also had difficulty hearing the gruesome details of Kessler and Morrison's death.

At one point she noticed her cousin coughing up large amount of blood, during the last few moments of Morrison's life.

Dupont mentioned that she knew Welch owned a set of knifes he used for culinary arts school that he kept in his car.

During the cross examination Public Defense Attorney John Raspante asked Dupont if she had seen Welch's car, or carrying a weapon. Dupont admitted that she hadn't seen either.

Raspante also asked Dupont about her history of illegal drug use. She explained that she has used drugs in the past, but wasn't using any during the time of the murders.